Paul Goldschmidt is a talented first baseman and baseball player whose skills have earned him, among many other honors, five all-star team appearances, while being a two-time finalist for the Most Valuable Player award. .
Goldschmidt, who has been nicknamed Goldy, currently plays in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Read on to learn more about his early life, career stats, earnings, and personal relationships.
the biography
Paul Goldschmidt was born Paul Edward GoldschmidtKim and David Goldschmidt on September 10, 1987 in Wilmington, Delaware. He, however, grew up in a suburb of Houston, Texas called The Woodlands, where he attended Woodlands High School.
For his college education, Goldschmidt chose to stay close to home and attend Texas State University where he would play for the school’s baseball program, the Texas State Bobcats. As a freshman, Goldschmidt showed signs of being the great player he is today. He took his time learning the ropes before he started impressing in his sophomore year and was named a Southland Conference hitter.
In 2009, as a junior, Paul Goldschmidt retained the Southland Conference Championship of the Year and was named Southland’s Player of the Year, while being included on the All-American Third Team. That year, he played a total of 57 games, managing a .352 average batting average with 18 free kicks and 88 runs scored (RBI).
After his performance that year, GoldschmidtArizona Diamondbacks selected the eighth stage of the 2009 MLB Draft. However, he was immediately sent to the Rookie League to play at Missoula Osprey, where he continued to impress his coaches, scoring .34 with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs in just the first half season of his professional career.
The following year, Goldschmidt moved on to the California League where he was named Most Valuable Player after being selected as an All-Star. He was later named Minor League Player of the Year by the Diamondbacks.
In 2011, Paul Goldschmidt was named Diamondbacks Player of the Year. He has additionally received accolades such as Minor League Baseball America All-Star First Team, Double-Star Freshman, Southern League Freshman, and Southern League Most Valuable Player. .
He finally got the call to play in the majors on August 1, 2011. During his rookie season, he played in 48 games, managing a .250 batting average with 8 home runs and 26 RBIs. The team then made it to the National League playoffs in 2011, in which Goldschmidt hit a Grand Slam homer against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the third rookie to reach a playoff Grand Slam.
In 2012, Goldschmidt played three times as many games as he did in his rookie season. He batted .286 with 20 home runs, 82 runs, 82 RBIs, 43 doubles and 18 stolen bases. He also managed his first two career regular-season Grand Slams, four days apart.
Till date, Paul Goldschmidt has continued to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks with whom he has won different individual and team awards.
Paul Goldschmidt Career Stats
Before catching the attention of major league coaches and pros-turned-pros, Paul Goldschmidt during his three-year college career, set records for home runs (36), doubles (45), walks ( 110) and from RBI (369) to Texas State. He then became the first player from the Texas State position to play in the Major League.
After being drafted and sent to the minor leagues by the Diamondbacks, Goldschmidt overall, throughout his two-and-a-half minor league seasons, hit a .317 batting average with .407 on-base percentage and 83 hits. circuit.
So far, throughout his 8-year major league career, Paul Goldschmidt has played in 1,013 games, batting .296 with 193 homers RBI and 669 RBIs.
Salary
In 2018, Paul Goldschmidt earned a base salary of $11 million, after earning base salaries of $8.75 million and $5.75 million in 2017 and 2016 respectively.
women
Paul Goldschmidt is married to Amy Goldschmidt whom he met as a freshman during his time in college. The couple married in October 2010 and have a son, Jake Goldschmidt, who was born in September 2015.
Other details about him
Paul Goldschmidt is of Jewish and European descent.
Although he turned pro and dropped out of college after three years, Goldschmidt later returned to the University of Phoenix, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 2013.
He is an evangelical Christian.
Goldschmidt’s awards and honors include being a 5-time All-Star (from 2013 to 2017), 3-time Gold Glove Award, and Silver Slugger Award (both in 2013, 2015, and 2017). The others are NL Hank Aaron Award (2013), Home Run (NL) (2013) and NL Leader RBI (2013).